Risk Assessment for the Emergency Services

This monograph arose out of a growing awareness in the UK Fire Service that risk assessment and risk management now form an essential part of the way in which the risks associated with being a firefighter are dealt with and minimised. There is now a legal responsibility to carry out risk assessment in a formal and prescribed manner. The title "Risk Assessment for the Emergency Services" highlights the need for risk assessment by all the emergency services. It is, however, written mainly from a Fire Service viewpoint since in most cases it is the firefighter who will be involved operationally in hazardous situations. (Author - R.A. Klein)